Facebook profile pictures wanted for display at the Louvre

One of the Facebook profile pictures that could soon be featured in an exhibition at the Louvre, the Met or London's National Portrait Gallery.) (YouTube.com/ProfilePictureExhib)Has anybody ever you that your Facebook profile picture is a work of art?If...

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B.C. woman sues Apple over iPhone data

A B.C. woman is suing Apple Inc. alleging the company has violated the privacy and security of users of its iPhones, iPads and iPods that are using the iOS4 operating system. Amanda Ladas, of Surrey, has filed the lawsuit under the Class Proceedings...

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Google launches latest Nexus smartphone, tablet

Google is cramming a few more gadgets on to already crowded holiday shopping lists. The devices include the latest in Google's line of Nexus smartphones and a larger version of the 7-inch Nexus 7 tablet, which the company began selling in July. It's...

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Hurricane Sandy's effect spiked by full moon

A full moon occurring this afternoon will make tides higher than normal along North America's East Coast, leading to stronger potential storm surges and even more possible damage from Hurricane Sandy as it hits land. The moon reaches its full phase...

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Apple executives to exit in shakeup

Apple Inc. announced the departure of two senior executives late Monday — an unusual shakeup for the world's biggest publicly traded company, apparently aimed at ending strife between several of its leaders in the post-Steve Jobs era. Scott Forstall,...

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New Windsor-Detroit bridge threatens endangered species

Canada's public works department said the construction of a new international border crossing in Windsor, Ont., poses a threat to two endangered plants. Dense Blazing Star. (Ojibway Nature Centre) The department said it's launching an effort to relocate...

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Windows users in no hurry to change, poll suggests

Microsoft bills Windows 8 as a "re-imagining" of the personal computer market's dominant operating system, but the company still has a lot of work to do before the makeover captures the imagination of most consumers, based on the results of a recent...

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Dragon space freighter splashes down safely

An unmanned Dragon freighter carrying a stash of precious medical samples from the International Space Station parachuted into the Pacific Ocean on Sunday, completing the first official shipment under a billion-dollar contract with NASA. The California-based...

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UN atlas ties climate change to spread of disease

The two UN agencies for health and weather services have created a new "atlas" of scientific data that they say offers fresh evidence of the links between climate change to outbreaks of meningitis, malaria and other diseases. The World Health Organization...

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Opening courts to social media proposed by panel

A group of judges and other members of the justice system is proposing a set of national guidelines that would throw the courts wide open to the use of social media. There currently exists a patchwork of policies among provinces — some have no policy...

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China blocks NYT website over Wen story

The New York Times website has been blocked in China by government censors after it published a story speculating on the massive family wealth of Premier Wen Jiabao. In a 4,700-word story published Friday, the newspaper said family assets worth about...

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Windows 8 and Surface: 10 things to know

Microsoft's new Windows 8 operating system and much-anticipated Surface tablet go on sale this morning — two closely linked efforts the company is banking on heavily to help it stay relevant in a rapidly evolving and increasingly mobile world. Windows...

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China blocks NYT website over Wen story

The New York Times website has been blocked in China by government censors after it published a story speculating on the massive family wealth of Premier Wen Jiabao. In a 4,700-word story published Friday, the newspaper said family assets worth about...

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Opening courts to social media proposed by panel

A group of judges and other members of the justice system is proposing a set of national guidelines that would throw the courts wide open to the use of social media. There currently exists a patchwork of policies among provinces — some have no policy...

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Windows 8 and Surface: 10 things to know

Microsoft's new Windows 8 operating system and much-anticipated Surface tablet go on sale this morning — two closely linked efforts the company is banking on heavily to help it stay relevant in a rapidly evolving and increasingly mobile world. Windows...

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Woody Harrelson pushes tree-free paper plan

Actor Woody Harrelson has played every character from a gullible bartender to an irascible porn publisher to the drunken hero in The Hunger Games, but in real life he wants to be a paper industry revolutionary who saves forests from chainsaws. Harrelson,...

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Windows 8 and Surface: 10 things to know

Microsoft's new Windows 8 operating system and much-anticipated Surface tablet go on sale this morning — two closely linked efforts the company is banking on heavily to help it stay relevant in a rapidly evolving and increasingly mobile world. Windows...

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China blocks NYT website over Wen story

The New York Times website has been blocked in China by government censors after it published a story speculating on the massive family wealth of Premier Wen Jiabao. In a 4,700-word story published Friday, the newspaper said family assets worth about...

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Soyuz makes 'flawless' docking at space station

The Russian Soyuz spacecraft made a "flawless" docking at the International Space Station orbiting the Earth Thursday. The arrival occurred right on schedule at 8:35 a.m. ET. Next up — once the seal between the ISS and the arriving spacecraft has been...

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Cellphone billing errors routine, telecom watchdog finds

A telecom watchdog group says routine errors on cellphone bills continue to be a major headache for consumers, who often complained they were charged too much. A report by the Commissioner for Complaints for Telecommunications Services finds consumers...

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Microsoft Windows 8 aims at tablets

Microsoft is holding a major launch event for Windows 8 in New York City today, ahead of Friday's retail release of the new operating system. The company faces market worries about the big changes it's asking its millions of consumer and corporate customers...

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